Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 400 students out of 732 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Eastern Illinois University. By gender, 145 male and 255 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (48.89% in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total73240054.64%
Men28414551.06%
Women44825556.92%
Eastern Illinois University graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 50.00%, rate of Asian students is 87.50%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 42.86%, rate of Hispanic students is 44.30%, rate of White students is 63.57%, rate of Two or More Race students is 47.83%, and rate of Unknown students is 57.14% at Eastern Illinois University.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native50.00%(1/2) - 50.00%(1/2)
Asian87.50%(7/8) 66.67%(2/3) 100.00%(5/5)
Black (Non-Hispanic)42.86%(84/196) 37.63%(35/93) 47.57%(49/103)
Hispanic44.30%(35/79) 43.48%(10/23) 44.64%(25/56)
White63.57%(253/398) 63.83%(90/141) 63.42%(163/257)
Two or More Race47.83%(11/23) 33.33%(3/9) 57.14%(8/14)
Unknown57.14%(4/7) 100.00%(2/2) 40.00%(2/5)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Eastern Illinois University graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 254 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 118 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 282 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At EIU, the transfer-out rate is 28.69%. Its transfer-out rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (22.68% in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Eastern Illinois University, the retention rate is 71% for full-time students and 43 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (71.18% in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
Retention Rates at Eastern Illinois University

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Eastern Illinois University, 5 of 19 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 26.32%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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